The Raiders will likely play the rest of the 2008 season without WR Javon Walker who needs ankle surgery.  Walker played in 8 games for the Raiders this season and he caught 15 passes for 196 yards (13.1 avg) with 1 TD grab.  Losing Walker shouldn’t hurt the Raiders too bad as they can’t throw the football anyway.

The Raiders have claimed CB/KR Justin Miller off waivers from the Jets.  The 24-year old Miller only had 1 tackle and returned 1 kickoff for 22 yards for the Jets this season before his release.  But, Miller is has a lot of potential especially as a return man.  Miller has played in 35 games in his NFL career and he has made 98 tackles and has forced 1 fumble.  Miller has also returned 6 punts for 9 yards (1.5 avg).  But, his big calling in the NFL is returning kickoffs as he has returned 109 of them for 2,951 yards (27.1 avg) with 3 TDs.  This was a nice low risk/high reward addition for the Raiders as Miller is a talented football player.

The Raiders have signed linebacker Marquis Cooper.  The 26-year old Cooper has played in 34 games (0 starts) in his NFL career and he has made 32 tackles.  Cooper will provide depth on defense and help out on special teams but don’t expect a whole lot out of him.

The Raiders have placed safety Tyvon Branch and linebacker Robert Thomas on the Injured Reserve List ending there seasons.  Branch has a injured shoulder which has put him out of action.  He played in 8 games for the Raiders this season and he made 10 tackles, intercepted 1 pass and defensed 1 pass.  Thomas injured a hamstring and that’s what ended his season.  Thomas played in 2 games for the Raiders this season and he made 2 whole tackles.  The Raiders won’t miss either of these guys as they weren’t very productive.

The Raiders have waived CB DeAngelo Hall just 8 games after signing him to a huge free agent deal in the off season.  Hall played in 8 games for the Raiders this season and he made 49 tackles, had 1/2 a sack, had 3 interceptions and he defensed 13 passes.  The Raiders appear to have lost their minds in the front office as they are making Hall a scapegoat for awful all around play by the defense.  He was quickly snapped up by the Washington Redskins.